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sesame cookies with black sesame seeds.

Tahini Cookies

With just a few ingredients, these tahini cookies come together quickly and are sure to wow your taste buds! Enjoy.
Prep 30 minutes
Cook 12 minutes
Total 42 minutes
Fat 9
Carbs 18
Protein 3
Yield 24

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
  • ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup drippy tahini
  • 1 large egg
  • 1-3 tablespoons water

Other Ingredients

  • ¼ cup raw sesame seeds white, black, or a combination

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Add all of the dry ingredients to a bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
  • Add the butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla to a mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to mix everything until light and fluffy.
    a bowl filled with butter and sugar.
  • Next, add the tahini to the sugar mixture and use the electric mixer and mix to combine.
    peanut butter cookie dough in a glass bowl.
  • Add the egg and use a spatula to mix the egg into the batter.
    a bowl of peanut butter with an egg in it.
  • Transfer about ⅓ cup of the dry ingredients into the wet. Use a spatula to combine. Repeat until all the dry ingredients have been mixed into the wet.
    a bowl of peanut butter and powdered sugar.
  • The cookie dough should roll into a ball without falling apart. If this is not the case, add 1 tablespoon of water and mix again until the cookie dough is moldable.
    peanut butter in a glass bowl.
  • Add the sesame seeds to a flat plate.
    a hand is holding a cookie with sesame seeds on it.
  • Use a tablespoon to scoop a heaping tablespoon of dough and roll the dough into a ball. Flatten the ball in between your hands and press one side of the cookie into the sesame seeds. Transfer the cookie to the lined baking sheet. Repeat until all the cookie dough has been used.
    sesame sesame cookies on a baking sheet.
  • Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until they are tender to the touch and slightly golden brown.
    sesame cookies with black sesame seeds.
  • Remove from the oven and transfer them to a wire rack to cool.

Tips & Notes

  • Be sure to only use an electric mixer for steps 3 and 4. If you use an electric mixer for the steps that follow, you may end up with crumbly cookie dough. If this happens, simply mold the cookie dough into a large ball with your hands.
  • The more you mix this cookie dough, the more oily it will become.
  • The longer the cookie dough sits at room temperature, the more oily it will get. That’s ok, the cookies still turn out, and your hands will be a bit shiny.
  • We bake these cookies to be a bit golden brown and chewy. For a softer cookie, you can decrease the baking time.

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Nutrition Facts

Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g